pervert
Twist from truth
Pervert works as both noun and verb, with the noun carrying more weight in everyday speech.
A pervert is someone with deviant sexual desires or behaviors—the word implies something twisted or unnatural: Some pervert was lurking outside the school.
The verb means to distort from proper purpose or meaning: pervert the course of justice, pervert the truth.
To pervert someone is to corrupt them morally.
The adjective perverted and noun perversion share this range from sexual deviance to general corruption.
One diverging from norms
- degenerateDecline morally or physically
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- creepStealthy, slow movement
sicko · lecher · voyeur · exhibitionist · flasher · molester · fiend · prowler
Twist from original form
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- warpBend from true form
- skewTwist from straight
falsify · garble · bend · slant · misinterpret · misstate · misquote · contort
Dishonest, open to bribes
sully · vitiate · deprave · warp · poison · spoil · debauch · lead astray
Improper application
- misapplyUse incorrectly
- misappropriateWrongly take another's assets
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- exploitNotable act or abuse
misdirect · prostitute · debase · bastardize · profane · desecrate · violate · hijack
Profound moral corruption
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- viceBad habit or deputy
wickedness · turpitude · lewdness · licentiousness · decadence · debauchery · dissipation · sordidness
deviant
One diverging from norms
- degenerateDecline morally or physically
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
creep · sicko · lecher · voyeur · exhibitionist · flasher · molester · fiend · prowler · stalker
distort
Twist from original form
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- warpBend from true form
skew · falsify · garble · bend · slant · misinterpret · misstate · misquote · contort · mangle
corrupt
Dishonest, open to bribes
defile · sully · vitiate · deprave · warp · poison · spoil · debauch · lead astray · misguide
misuse
Improper application
- misapplyUse incorrectly
- misappropriateWrongly take another's assets
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
exploit · misdirect · prostitute · debase · bastardize · profane · desecrate · violate · hijack · corrupt
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
vice · wickedness · turpitude · lewdness · licentiousness · decadence · debauchery · dissipation · sordidness · lasciviousness
pervertclarify
Make something understandable
explain · illuminate · elucidate · interpret · illustrate
- perverse incentiveMotivation causing unintended harm
- perverting justiceDeliberately undermining legal proceedings
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